Ahead of Charlotte DNC, Hundreds Protest Corporate Giants in “March on Wall Street South”; Grassroots Leader Rev. Dr. William Barber on the Fight for Voting, Civil Rights in North Carolina; Baldemar Velasquez Draws on Years of Farm Worker Organizing to Continue Struggle in Anti-Union South; Bright Lights of Charlotte’s DNC Cast Shadow Over City’s Poor and Marginalized; Diverse Causes Join Forces in Charlotte to Kick Off Week of Protests at DNC; Why Did the Dems Choose Charlotte? Examining Obama’s Close Ties to Utility Giant Duke Energy; No Papers, No Fear: Busload of Undocumented Immigrants Defy Risks to Bring Message to DNC.
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September 4, 2012
United Nations: Record 100,000 Fled Syria in August
U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan, Yemen
U.S. Embassy Vehicle Attacked in Pakistan
Bahrain Court Upholds Convictions of Opposition Activists
NATO Suspends Afghan Police Training Following Wave of Attacks
6 Killed in Suicide Attack at NATO Base
Hurricane Isaac Toll Stands at 8
Obama: RNC Devoid of Substance on Policy
Romney Hits Obama on Jobs and Distances Self from Bush
Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Ban on Early Weekend Voting
Karl Rove Apologizes for Joking of Todd Akin Murder
Chicago Teachers Rally Ahead of Potential Strike
Hundreds Protest in Charlotte Before DNC
Anti-Coup Protests Grow in Maldives
South African Prosecutors Withdraw Charges Against Miners as Unrest Spreads
Prosecutors Close Probe of Arizona Sheriff Arpaio
Pentagon Threatens Legal Action Against Ex-SEAL over Bin Laden Book